U.S. Post Office and Court House - Enid Downtown Historic District - Enid, OK
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This massive building is one of 53 Contributing Buildings in the Enid Downtown Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMXBD2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2017
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The Enid post office is located at 115 W. Broadway, just south of the Garfield County Courthouse in this city of about 47,500 citizens. This is a three-story stone building in the classical Revival style, completed in 1941. A stone belt course separates the first level from the upper floors. The facade has three bays. The central bay has three deeply recessed window units which encompass the second and third floors. These units have metal railings on the second level. The double-door entrance is accessed by six granite steps with stone sidewalls, and flanked by windows similar to those above. The bays on the left and right each have four windows on each level. Two utility buildings are located on the roof. Along the stone belt course above the entrance is engraved: U.S. POST OFFICE AND COURT HOUSE.
This massive building, constructed at a cost of a half-million dollars, is still in use as a post office today. Its construction was funded by a Treasury Department program, and was built by James I. Barnes Construction Company. It is Property #82 on the National Register nomination for the Enid Downtown Historic District.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Enid Downtown Historic District
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Address:
115 W. Broadway
Enid, OK 73701
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
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